| 单词 | ossified |
| 释义 | ossified (once / 25528 pages) adj Use the adjective ossified to describe someone who's become stuck in his ways. You might feel that your uncle has become an ossified suburban soccer dad, set in his unbending view of the world and comfortable lifestyle. When your habits or views have solidified into inflexible patterns — especially if those views are conservative — you can describe yourself as ossified. It's not a compliment to call someone ossified, since it implies an inability to change or bend or even to consider another person's viewpoint. The root is ossify, "to turn into bone," from the Latin word for "bone," os. WORD FAMILYossify: ossification, ossified, ossifies, ossifying+/ossification: deossification, ossifications USAGE EXAMPLESHalf-a-dozen revolts that he helped organise against an ossified Qing dynasty were failures. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Mr. Trump, for his part, might be seen as delivering a refreshing shake-up to some ossified U.S. positions. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Half-a-dozen revolts that he helped organise against an ossified Qing dynasty were failures. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) adj set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs an ossified bureaucratic system Syn fossilised, fossilized inflexible incapable of change |
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